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The harmonic mean of n numbers is the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of their reciprocals. What is the harmonic mean of 2, 4, 6, and 12 ?

A. 1/6
B. 1/4
C. 1
D. 4
E. 6

The arithmetic mean of the reciprocals is:

(1/2 + 1/4 + 1/6 + 1/12)/4 = (12/12)/4 = 1/4

Since the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals is 4/1 = 4, the harmonic mean is 4.

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The harmonic mean of n numbers is the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of their reciprocals. What is the harmonic mean of 2, 4, 6, and 12 ?

A. 1/6

B. 1/4

C. 1

D. 4

E. 6


AM: (1/2 + 1/4 + 1/6 + 1/12)/4

= ((6+3+2+1)/12)/4
= 1/4

HM = 4
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